UNSPSC 85521140: Bypass left internal jugular vein to upper vein with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass left internal jugular vein to upper vein with synthetic substitute, open approach. This surgical intervention or procedure is listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 as code 051N0JY

UNSPSC 85521140 Bypass left internal jugular vein to upper vein with synthetic substitute, open approach (Commodity) shows little relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but the recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluations for disability determinations, and surgical carve-out benefit programs — none of which involve the specific vascular surgical procedure the code names. The mismatch suggests this code has been misapplied to broader health services solicitations by posting agencies, or that state and local procurement systems are using it as a catch-all for medical and surgical contracting without precision in UNSPSC coding.

Across the six opportunities in the source block, issuing bodies include a city retirement office (City of Phoenix), cities procuring employee health benefits (City of Long Beach, County of Santa Clara), a state transportation agency (Washington State Department of Transportation), a county juvenile justice agency (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), and a county board of commissioners (Collier County Board of County Commissioners). Geographic spread spans Arizona, California, Florida, Washington, and Texas, with no concentration in any single state or region. Recent solicitations target occupational health surveillance across ferry system locations in Washington (due October 9, 2026), independent disability medical evaluations in Arizona (due October 16, 2026), surgical carve-out networks in California (due October 7, 2026), and pharmacy benefit management in Florida (due April 9, 2026, with historical annual spend near $8.7 million). None of these opportunities actually procure the vascular surgical procedure the code describes; the code appears to serve as a default classification for medical services rather than a meaningful taxonomy match.